Postal To Census Translation Table

Coordinate system: 4326 - "WGS 84"

Abstract:

The Postal Code to Census table is a look up table between the Multiple Enhanced Postal Code product (MEP) and the Canadian Census product.

The Postal to Census Translation Table contains explicit and unilateral relationships of the 6-digit postal code point geometry to various levels of census geography as delineated in the 1996, 2001, 2006 and 2011 census periods.

Using the Multiple Enhanced Postal Code point Unique Identifier allows for linkage of postal codes to census geography at the census tract and dissemination area levels, for current and historical census geography delineations.

Note: In 2012, there was a datum change from NAD83 to WGS84.

Additional Documentation

Metadata Information

Language: eng; CAN

Last Update: 2015-07-09

Metadata Contact:
Scholars Portal, Ontario Council of University Libraries Toronto Ontario, Canada

http://scholarsportal.info

Contact Instructions:
gis@scholarsportal.info

Metadata Standard:
North American Profile of ISO19115:2003 - Geographic Information
Citation Information

Series
Name: CanMap Postal Code Suite

DMTI Spatial Inc. Markham Ontario, Canada

Canada Post Ottawa Ontario, Canada

Themes or Categories of the Resource: boundaries

Keywords:
postal codes, local delivery unit, Canada Post, census geography, census tract, census division, dissemination area

Postal services, Service postal, Postal codes

Place Keywords:
Continent > North America > Canada > Ontario

Purpose:
The purpose of the table is to provide a bridge between Canadian postal code points (MEP) and historic census geography.

Dataset Language: eng. CAN

Status: completed

Update Frequency: asNeeded

Spatial Representation Type: textTable

Processing Environment:
Microsoft Windows Vista Version 6.0 (Build 6002) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.0.1770

Extent

West Longitude: -140.875303

East Longitude: -52.658628

North Latitude: 79.987219

South Latitude: 41.737311

Supplemental Information:
Spatial Representation - Vector

Geometric Objects:

Object Type: point

Object Count:
Reference System Information

Reference System Identifier

Value: 4326

Code Space: http://www.epsg-registry.org/
Data Quality Information

Scope Level: dataset

Canada Post is the primary data source for the product. DMTI enhances positional accuracy of postal code points using the civic addressing within the CanMap streetfile product. Various attribute information is then associated to each record including precision codes to convey the level of accuracy at which the postal code is geographically positioned.

Canada Post is the primary data source for the product.
Distribution Information

Distributor:

DMTI Spatial Inc. Markham Ontario, Canada

Postal To Census Translation Table

Additional Documentation

Metadata Information

Citation Information

Spatial Representation - Vector

Reference System Information

Data Quality Information

Distribution Information